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Mission Statement:
Our purpose is encouraging, loving, and supporting a diverse group of people who gather to deepen their experience of the inner light of God. We direct this inner light outward in service to others to share the love of Christ.
**Following the teachings of the Living Christ, we are an open, loving, and affirming community.
We believe that God’s Light is inherent within all people. There are no exceptions.**
Category Archives: Messages
Advent 2009, Week Two, Day Six
But the first set of obstacles may be not with our structures but with ourselves – our attachment to the ‘normal’, whether old or new. In other words we need to address the things within us that stifle hope … Continue reading →
Advent 2009, Week Two Day Five
One of the most basic features of the real economy is water. Water is, quite simply, a matter of life and death, whether it is a case of too little (drought) or too much (flooding). The very first words of … Continue reading →
advent 2009, week two, day 3
Thinking of investing in an ethical fund? If seeking even higher returns is what you are after perhaps we could interest you in a ‘sin portfolio’? A sin portfolio consists, typically, of shares in gambling, tobacco and alcohol, arms and … Continue reading →
Advent 2009, Week Two, Day Two
When the Israelites returned from exile in Babylon, their Persian liberators and benefactors were seen as God’s agents. Cyrus and Darius had even provided subsidies for the rebuilding of the Temple and the practice of worship. Before long, however, the … Continue reading →
Advent 2009, Week Two, Day One
Markets, governed by the impersonal laws of supply and demand, are the best rule for a sound economy – right? Well, not always. For one thing, it’s not a true reflection of reality. Economic activity also proceeds on the basis … Continue reading →
Advent 2009, Week One, Day Six
It has become commonplace to say: ‘A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.’ And in both cases the saying applies. Yet even so, as a McKinsey study has warned, changes taken in response to crises are less likely to … Continue reading →
Advent 2009, Week One, Day 5
Harry Markopolos was a fraud investigator. When he saw the way Bernard Madoff had been using ‘Ponzi’ schemes to defraud investors, he reported his concerns with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This was in 1999. No action was taken until … Continue reading →
Advent 2009, Week One, Day Three
Inscribed on all US currency is the motto ‘In God We Trust’. It first appeared in 1864, and then only on coins. Not all American citizens were happy with it. Some saw it as incompatible with the separation of church … Continue reading →
Advent 2009 Week One Day Two
The prophets did not just speak. They also acted. Sometimes purely symbolically. Sometimes with a practical purpose. Faced with the imminent fall of Jerusalem, Jeremiah made a move that sent out a message of hope for the people of his … Continue reading →
Advent 2009, Week One, Day One
Advent 2009 – A World In Waiting Week One – A New Jerusalem Day One – A Vision ‘A great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity’. That was the epithet hurled at Goldman Sachs, the world’s … Continue reading →
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